Each issue features a cover story about a celebrity or a personality involved with animal welfare in the L.A. or national arena. Recently we featured:

Mark Thompson

KFI Radio’s Newest Talk Show Co-Host Puts His Own Unique Spin On Helping Animals Any Way You Can ﻿﻿By Lori Golden﻿﻿

Mark Thompson has been a familiar fixture on the LA scene for many years. He was the dancing weatherman for Channel 13’s 11pm newscasts; his voiceovers have been heard on shows like American Idol and Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?; he was the weather anchor and lifestyle reporter for KTTV FOX 11 along with being one of the primary fill-in hosts of Good Day LA on Fox. He’s hosted numerous TV shows including When Good Pets Go Bad, and has appeared as a reporter and anchorman in feature films such as The Day After Tomorrow and The American President. And now he has embarked on his latest endeavor – co-hosting his own radio show with Elizabeth Espinosa on KFI 640am, from 1-3pm, Monday thru Friday. What drew my attention to Mark Thompson was catching him when he’d pop up on Tim Conway Jr’s KFI radio show, sometimes as a guest host, or during his regular Tuesday night appearances on the show. Almost always there would be some talk about animals or his being vegan. Hence the reason for this interview. Mark grew up in Washington, DC, where he had one sad story to share about having a dog as a small child. “As a kid you really get attached to animals. It could be a turtle, it could be a lizard, or a dog or a cat. The relationship a child has with an animal is so reflective of our natural hearts. Before we get carved up by society a little bit our heart wants to bond and take care of and help others or animals. We had a Chesapeake Bay Retriever named Barnaby which was a very energetic dog that always wanted to run and go outside. I was about 6 years old. Kids want a dog, but then Mom and Dad have to walk it. Mom and Dad have to take care of it and it’s a pain in the ass for Mom and Dad. So the kids get to pet it and play with it sometimes when they want to. I’m sure that was our situation with Barnaby, who was my first dog.”Read More»

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